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Objectives
Objectives
1. Taking a relevant history and carrying out a complete physical examination on patients
with musculoskeletal disorders
2. Making a diagnosis and give the differential diagnoses based on the clinical findings
3. The principles of management of common musculoskeletal disorders
4. The use of common pharmacological agents for the management of orthopaedic
conditions
5. The management of common orthopaedic emergencies
6. The principles of rehabilitation of chronic musculoskeletal disorders
In Semester 10, the students are expected to perform the duties of a house officer under
supervision as preparation for housemanship/internship.
The duties of a house officer under supervision are as follows1:
You should be well-informed of the condition of all patients under your care.
You must do a complete ward round in the morning before the Consultant’s ward round, and
enter the patients’ clinical notes daily.
You should ensure that the investigations ordered are carried out or arranged.
All acutely ill patients should be given priority and must also be re-examined in the afternoon
and night, and more often as required.
Your regular attention is necessary in respect of critically ill patients.
The condition of a seriously ill patient should be regularly monitored and the superiors kept
informed.
You should not hesitate to summon your superiors at any time of the day or night, if the
necessity arises.
You should discuss with your superiors the need to transfer critically ill patient to intensive
care unit.
You should promptly attend on a patient when summoned. Under no circumstances should
treatment be prescribed over the telephone. Every patient must be seen before prescribing
treatment or advising on management.
Family and community To apply what has been learnt in CFCS to clinical
issues in healthcare practice in the wards and clinics
Disease prevention and To analyse the causes of diseases and/or injuries and
health promotion provide advice regarding disease and/or injury
prevention as well as promote positive health
behaviours in the wards and clinics
Assessment
Semester 7:
Summative: logbook, TWO (2) case summaries, ONE (1) EBM Commentary, ONE (1) case
report, end of posting Structured Clinical Examination [long case] (1)
EBM Commentary: Follow guidelines similar to the ones during your Family Medicine posting.
Case Report: This must follow internationally set guidelines for case report submissions. An
example of a case report is in the elearn Portal.
End of Semester 7:
Theory:
One Best Answer (OBA) - 20 questions
Extended Matching Question (EMQ) - 2 questions
Clinical:
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) - 2 x 10-min stations
End of Semester 9:
Theory:
Modified Essay Question (MEQ) - 3-4 parts of a question
Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) - 2 stations
Clinical:
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) - 1 x 5-min station (short station)
End of Semester 10:
Formative: log book, assessment forms (orthopaedic is incorporated into the surgical posting)
Summative: portfolio viva (1 orthopaedic portfolio) and clinical long case (1) from any discipline
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